to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Dev…

Question

The Member for Kabuchai (Hon. Majimbo Kalasinga, MP) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development - (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide a status report on the circumstances that led to the loss of Kshs. 25.5 million meant for coffee farmers who supplied coffee to Nakoyonjo Coffee Factory in March 2022 allegedly through a robbery at Ushirika Bank Branch in Kabuchai Constituency? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary state whether the incident was reported to relevant authorities; and, what is the status of investigations into the disappearance of the money? (iii) What action(s) has the Ministry taken to expedite the payments and compensations, if any, to the affected farmers? (To be replied before the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives)